Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chittleburn Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Newton & Yealmpton , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chittleburn Hill (PL8 2PH) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 261.3% higher than the Newton & Yealmpton average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chittleburn Hill (PL8 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Chittleburn Hill, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chittleburn Hill area

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Data Sources

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